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nobble
[ nob-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- to convince (a person) by fraudulent methods; misrepresent or lie to.
- to swindle; defraud.
- to seize (a person); hold for arrest.
nobble
/ ˈnɒbəl /
verb
- to disable (a racehorse), esp with drugs
- to win over or outwit (a person) by underhand means
- to suborn (a person, esp a juror) by threats, bribery, etc
- to steal; filch
- to get hold of; grab
- to kidnap
Derived Forms
- ˈnobbler, noun
Other Words From
- nobbler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nobble1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nobble1
Example Sentences
If this player turns up and is not nobbled by either Manchester United in the FA Cup final or Inter Milan in the Champions League final I am convinced City will achieve the Treble.
It seems @COP26 Presidency has been nobbled behind closed doors by the US!
A couple of hours before, Asher-Smith revealed a hamstring problem had nobbled her chances.
"We found ourselves, strangely for a comedy show, at the mercy of developments in Westminster and Brussels," says Hodgson, who admits feeling "slightly nobbled" by the latest postponement.
Free speech and peaceful assembly are severely restricted, media are censored, courts and judges are nobbled, and NGOs, religious minorities and human rights activists are harassed and persecuted.
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